1 - Getting Started ~4 mins
Look at this wooden spoon and this plastic spoon. They both scoop. Where do you think each one came from?
2 - Natural or Man-made? ~5 mins
Some materials grow or come from the ground. Others are made by people.
Today's words: natural: comes from plants, animals or the ground. man-made: made by people.
Is wool natural or man-made? What about plastic?
3 - Handle and Notice ~6 mins
Feel each sample on your tray. Talk with your group: where might this have come from? A plant, an animal, the ground, or made by people?
4 - Sort: Natural or Man-made ~9 mins
Sort each sample onto the natural sheet or the man-made sheet. Say one reason for each choice. If you are not sure, put it in the gap between the two sheets and we will talk about it.
5 - Sort on the Board ~5 mins
Now we sort on the board. The question is: does it come from plants, animals or the ground, or did people make it? Help decide whether each material is natural or man-made.
Natural or man-made?
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